Mason 6600 Best Black Stain Size:1/4 lb. release well

release well

FiringThe tile displayed is the final fired result at cone 5

drying and glaze fit properties

The designs are approximately 3" to 4" at their widest/longest dimension

allowing artists to create custom shades

Mason 6600 Best Black Stain Size:1/4 lb. release wellStains are a mixture of ceramic oxides and coloring metal oxides that are melted in kilns, quenched, ground to specific mesh size (some are acid washed), and colored with organic dyes to simulate the fired color. Essentially they are fritted colorants. They are made and manufactured for several reasons: to provide a consistent and stable form of colorant that doesnt dissolve in the glaze melt as easily as coloring metal oxides; to make colorants safer